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Weekly Report - 03 April 2025 (WR-25-13)

CHILE: Boric creates new ministry to tackle insecurity

President Gabriel Boric enlarged his cabinet this week as his government seeks to refine and strengthen its response to violent crime and insecurity in Chile. Luis Cordero took over as head of the new public security ministry on 1 April. He will preside over security, public order, and crime prevention, functions that previously fell within the remit of the interior ministry. The creation of the ministry is part of the Boric administration’s response to a rise in insecurity, the main public concern and a weak flank that the right-wing opposition intends to target in the electoral campaign leading up to November’s presidential and congressional contests.

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